A group of nonprofit leaders has  banded together to oppose changes the City Council will consider making to the city’s living wage ordinance on Monday.

The ordinance requires companies with at least 10 employees and city contracts worth at least $25,000 to pay full-time employees a minimum hourly salary that’s adjusted annually. This year, it’s $9.93 per hour if the employer provides health insurance benefits, $10.92 if it doesn’t.

Councilman Jon Camp introduced legislation that would exempt non-profits from the wage requirement.

On Friday, St. Monica’s, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach and Nebraska Appleseed came out against Camp’s amendment, saying nonprofits should lead by example by paying “non-poverty wages.”

In a press release, Mary Barry-Magsamen, executive director of St. Monica’s, said they serve low-income families every day and believe in the ordinance for their clients and employees.

St. Monica’s provides substance abuse and mental health treatment for women.

Matt Talbot doesn’t get enough city funding to be subject to the living wage ordinance, but voluntarily pays all its employees a living wage, according to Executive Director Susanne Blue. In the statement, Blue said it’s important for nonprofits to support a living wage because their mission is to improve the quality of life for all people.